It is more dangerous that even a guilty
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
The perfection of a thing consists in
The perfection of a thing consists in its essence; there are perfect criminals, as there are men of perfect probity.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
A man will be imprisoned in a room with
A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards, as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
On average, drug prisoners spend more
On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
To seek the redress of grievances by
To seek the redress of grievances by going to law, is like sheep running for shelter to a bramble bush.
I have never been contained except I
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
One of the many lessons that one learns
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.
He was a first-time nonviolent possible
He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.
Care should be taken that the punishment
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
